This text is a 19th-century reprint of the very first known English-language book on rhetoric, including an introduction and notes from Frederic Ives Carpenter of the University of Chicago. The original brief treatise by Leonard Cox covers various themes and topics related to oratory and argument. Carpenter's introductory material adds helpful context and analysis.
( Amelia Chesley)

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Magic Window:

The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!START of recording (Intro):

"Section [number] of The Arte or Crafte of Rhethoryke. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"

I've just had a go at reading some of this aloud. I hope you know what you've let yourself in for...

It took me a good amount of time to work out what ſeruyce was.

EDIT: Another difficult one: Inuencyon. And I had to check the OED to be sure that 'perfyght' was actually an old spelling of 'perfect'.

EDIT 2: Assuming you don't have access to the OED or similar (but then again, you might), please let me know if you'd like me to look up obscure words for you. For example, on page 45 is this sentence:

However, OED has the word, showing it's basically an obsolete form of 'unite' that hasn't been in use since the 16th Century. (though as a side-effect of that, it gives no guide about how to pronounce it...)

thanks for letting me know.
my fall semester is starting next week, so I'm not sure how soon I'll get any recording done anyway. but it'll wait for you most patiently, if it does get done. happy vacationing!

I read most of the title page as a sort of "long intro" on this first file. the others will just have the usual title/disclaimer/read by___/title/author/section intro bits. hopefully that makes sense.

there are thankfully still a few sections of regular 19th-century prose before I wade into the old old 16th-century stuff.....
all feedback is welcome. this is a newer mic for me and I'm still getting the hang of making things sound good with it.

I read most of the title page as a sort of "long intro" on this first file. the others will just have the usual title/disclaimer/read by___/title/author/section intro bits. hopefully that makes sense.

there are thankfully still a few sections of regular 19th-century prose before I wade into the old old 16th-century stuff.....
all feedback is welcome. this is a newer mic for me and I'm still getting the hang of making things sound good with it.

And we're off!

Nothing wrong with the text, but it is too quiet at the moment. You're at 85.1 dB, and you should be aiming for 89 dB. However, due to a couple of loud sections, this can't be amplified without clipping. I'd recommend using the Leveler tool.

Also, you're missing 'End of Section 1' at the end of the recording.

And if you're really after all feedback, there's a bit too much mouth-noise at times (e.g. lip smacks, tongue clicks), but I don't know what the solution is... Maybe keep back a bit from the mike? This page might have some useful information.

I'm still alive and still planning to work on this. just having a very crowded semester.

thanks for your notes, JorWat. I'm debating whether or not to try re-recording to address all my mouth-clickings. for the record, I use GarageBand to record, so I'm so far unable to use most of the very nicely documented tips and tricks for Audacity.